The next day.
Inside the Lake Patrol Station.
At the instant Nether Light's power was surpassed by the power of light and the day-night cycle began to shift, Cheng Han naturally opened his eyes.
"Whooo~"
The bleak howling of the cold wind was noticeably weaker than it had been at night.
Two hours earlier.
The stove fire had already gone out, leaving only a trace of residual warmth in the room.
This was naturally done to conserve fuel, revealing the straitened circumstances of the Huiyang War Zone's Lake Patrol Station.
By comparison.
The Lake Patrol Station system in the Eastern Li War Zone had never faced fuel shortages, and its benefits were more than twice those of the Huiyang War Zone.
Cheng Han listened closely for a few seconds and heard only steady breathing.
Last night.
Madam Snake had suddenly descended upon the Huiyang War Zone and exchanged blows from afar with two God Generals. The terrifying aftershocks had kept Steward Zhang and the others on edge for most of the night.
Only when the first pale light of dawn appeared in the sky did they finally succumb to exhaustion and fall asleep.
Cheng Han shook his head, the corner of his lips curling up. "Sorry! I dragged you all into this."
He rolled out of bed and pushed the door open, walking straight outside.
"Creak~"
The moment the door opened.
Icy air rushed at him.
The vast lake immediately came into view.
Cheng Han looked toward the Central Courtyard and murmured, "The God Generals have already left. Looks like the investigation went rather quickly!"
He chuckled. "God General Yin Sha must have learned about General Liu's dirty business, with God General Zhu Rong watching right there. Her expression must have been quite a sight, huh?"
Just thinking about the